Adrian RaudaschlThoughts on AI, product management, and the intersection of technology and healthcare
Handpicked pieces I'm particularly proud of or that sparked the most interesting conversations.
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Building Faster, More Reliable Agents with Sequential Retrieval-Augmented Generation
There are no guarantees the future will hold the same values as us, so what right do we have to encode ours upon them?
If you’re reading this, it means I succeeded in my mission to the future. What follows is a human year’s worth of data condensed into minutes.
If you’re reading this, it means I succeeded in my mission to the future. What follows is a human year’s worth of data condensed into minutes.
Doing our best creative work sometimes means tricking ourselves into leaving our minds alone. Here are six things to try while walking to achieve this.
Doing our best creative work sometimes means tricking ourselves into leaving our minds alone. Here are six things to try while walking to achieve this.
Failure may be the most important part of the human experience. So why not run towards it?
Failure may be the most important part of the human experience. So why not run towards it?
“All you young people are brainwashed by design”, calmly provoked my neighbour. Not quite the reaction I expected after proudly showing off my renovated bathroom.
“All you young people are brainwashed by design”, calmly provoked my neighbour. Not quite the reaction I expected after proudly showing off my renovated bathroom.
We don’t deserve the team we can’t inspire. Camaraderie, purpose, and appreciation need to be our priorities.
We don’t deserve the team we can’t inspire. Camaraderie, purpose, and appreciation need to be our priorities.
How Amazonian thinking and communication tools are turning me into a remote work optimist.
How Amazonian thinking and communication tools are turning me into a remote work optimist.
Stealing ideas doesn’t have to result in imposter syndrome. If anything, copying helps reveal our most authentic selves.
Stealing ideas doesn’t have to result in imposter syndrome. If anything, copying helps reveal our most authentic selves.
Designing an argument to inspire a change of perspective.
Designing an argument to inspire a change of perspective.
But by employing humour they can bring joy to the workplace and sometimes even make statements.
But by employing humour they can bring joy to the workplace and sometimes even make statements.
Our attitude to complexity is what determines our autonomy.
Our attitude to complexity is what determines our autonomy.
The Pursuit of Simplicity Only Serves to Manufacture Our Consent, Not Our Understanding.
The Pursuit of Simplicity Only Serves to Manufacture Our Consent, Not Our Understanding.
“Difficulty is what wakes up the genius” has become my mantra of 2020 (thanks Nassim Taleb). If that's true then what follows should be pure gold: a collection of my best reflections for a challenging year.
“Difficulty is what wakes up the genius” has become my mantra of 2020 (thanks Nassim Taleb). If that's true then what follows should be pure gold: a collection of my best reflections for a challenging year.
No affiliate links. No financial incentives. Just my own beautiful biases for the best picks of 2020.
No affiliate links. No financial incentives. Just my own beautiful biases for the best picks of 2020.
The limited ways we have been taught to interpret the world also limits our ability to understand our users. Nobody has taught me how to do this, so I decided to explore some solutions.
The limited ways we have been taught to interpret the world also limits our ability to understand our users. Nobody has taught me how to do this, so I decided to explore some solutions.
Today we operate from a basis of knowledge, confidence and creativity to pull together insights and build successful products. Here, I want to share how creating a personal note-taking system can act as a catalyst for connecting knowledge and ideas that will save you time, enhance problem-solving and boost creative thought.
Today we operate from a basis of knowledge, confidence and creativity to pull together insights and build successful products. Here, I want to share how creating a personal note-taking system can act as a catalyst for connecting knowledge and ideas that will save you time, enhance problem-solving and boost creative thought.
Is 10x product success merely arbitrary luck or based on merit? It’s a question that can torture even the most rational-minded product managers. But which should you focus on when victory is on the line?
Is 10x product success merely arbitrary luck or based on merit? It’s a question that can torture even the most rational-minded product managers. But which should you focus on when victory is on the line?
How I structure difficult conversations that help my team build products and tackle internal politics.
How I structure difficult conversations that help my team build products and tackle internal politics.
Inspired by all the COVID-19 pre-print research being made publicly available, I wanted to apply some data science skills and see if any trends were emerging. There were a few surprises.
Inspired by all the COVID-19 pre-print research being made publicly available, I wanted to apply some data science skills and see if any trends were emerging. There were a few surprises.
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The Coronavirus outbreak has been dominating headlines for the last few weeks. I am growing concerned with the increasing amount of panic...
The Coronavirus outbreak has been dominating headlines for the last few weeks. I am growing concerned with the increasing amount of panic...
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I read an amazing NEJM review paper on the health impact of intermittent fasting over Christmas and really wanted to share its findings in an accessible way. What better way to do that than with a cartoon cat professor!
I read an amazing NEJM review paper on the health impact of intermittent fasting over Christmas and really wanted to share its findings in an accessible way. What better way to do that than with a cartoon cat professor!
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After years of listening to people preach misinformed rubbish about nootropics and cognitive enhancement, I decided to do the responsible thing and write a comic to preach myself.
After years of listening to people preach misinformed rubbish about nootropics and cognitive enhancement, I decided to do the responsible thing and write a comic to preach myself.
What does a no-deal Brexit diet look, and more importantly, taste like?
What does a no-deal Brexit diet look, and more importantly, taste like?
I have a continuous fear of not staying informed. My reasoning is selfish - I want to know if there are academic papers out there I could…
I have a continuous fear of not staying informed. My reasoning is selfish - I want to know if there are academic papers out there I could…
The difference between the trash-can Mac Pro and the recently announced 2019 Mac Pro in terms of product/market fit is a classic exercise in the lean canvas.
The difference between the trash-can Mac Pro and the recently announced 2019 Mac Pro in terms of product/market fit is a classic exercise in the lean canvas.
The ongoing U.S.-Chinese trade war represents a troubling reversal of decades of globalisation. One of the recent prominent victims is the…
The ongoing U.S.-Chinese trade war represents a troubling reversal of decades of globalisation. One of the recent prominent victims is the…
It's impossible to ignore Italy's innovations in coffee, but like all innovation growth curves, at some point disruption will come.
It's impossible to ignore Italy's innovations in coffee, but like all innovation growth curves, at some point disruption will come.
Imagine finding your birth mother after 47 years or discovering that you’re related to a president. This is the promise of private DNA services.
Imagine finding your birth mother after 47 years or discovering that you’re related to a president. This is the promise of private DNA services.
I got into trading crypto around May 2017 after about a year of regular investing in a range of peer2peer (P2P) systems, commodities and…
I got into trading crypto around May 2017 after about a year of regular investing in a range of peer2peer (P2P) systems, commodities and…